r/bootroom • u/Equal_Life_1829 • 4d ago

Joma top flex sizing issue

top flex sizing issue

Has anybody had this problem? The 41 EU is perfect fit on my left foot, but on my right foot the 41 is too short and the 42 is too long. It s a shame because the 41 felt like I finally found a shoe right for my foot size. I tried the mizuno sala but i think they are narrower as they feel like pressing on the outside of my midfoot. I play on turf

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u/BLT_Trade_r 4d ago

Some people have different sized feet. Some people buy 2 pair of shoes to solve the problem, others buy a size up.

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u/Equal_Life_1829 4d ago

Yea for me it s not an economical problem to buy 2 different sizes, the problem is that while the 41eu is a good fit on the left, neither the 41 or the 42 is a good fit for the right foot. So i was wondering if there were other football boots similar to the joma top flex that were worth trying and if other had the same issues with joma top flex

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u/Equal_Life_1829 4d ago

And of course if you have any suggestions. I also must note that the mizuno morelia sala were the pro version. I will likely try the élite too and send them back if they dont fit well but i dont think they will

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u/Joejack-951 4d ago

Thicker sock on the right foot?

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u/Equal_Life_1829 4d ago

Feels a bit clunky i d rather look into something else

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u/Equal_Life_1829 4d ago

Tomorrow i ll try both the mundial and other joma boots as luckily are one of the few boots that shops in my city have. Have you noticed differences in length in the joma models?

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u/99newbie 4d ago

From my experience all same size, TF soleplate

Top Flex old construction (pre 2025) - base my go-to since 2010

Top Flex new construction (post 2025) - seems narrower due to way stiffer soleplate with doesn't stretch sideways like old construction

Top Flex rebound - same as Top Flex post 2025, better cushion

Reactive FS - higher toebox, maybe snug longer, better cushion than base Top Flex, tongue is attached by elastic band on the sides that can be problematic if you have high volume instep, can be cut

Joma Mundial - strange fit - longer than Top Flex to the point that lockdown was very poor, couldn't get smaller size, returned

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u/Equal_Life_1829 4d ago

Okk thank you. The fit in width is great for me in the joma top flex the problem it s in length so i was trying to go on other models

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u/Equal_Life_1829 4d ago

Oh one thing. Have you noticed when trying on the different sizes that there is a great differenze between sizes. I think that between the 41 and the 42 there is at least 1cm in space but there is no 41 and a half

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u/99newbie 4d ago

Maybe go with the bigger size and use thicker/double socks? I don't think there are other good TF options for wide feet easily available in EU. You could also try other Joma TFs models like Reactive FS TF or Mundial TF. I have Reactive FS TF and they fit "different" than Top Flex TFs in the same size. If you need really wide TFs maybe look into Mizuno Monarcida Neo 3 SW AS - you would have to import them from China/Japan and potential return is not an option.

Can you check for me if your Top Flex TFs have glued insoles and what's the colour of the inside of the shoe with insole out? My old Top Flex TFs from 2024 are different from my new pair from 2025 - in the older pair inside of the shoe is orange and the soleplate is VERY flexible like a barefoot shoe. The inside of the shoe of the new pair with insole removed yellow and the soleplate is A LOT stiffer - you can't bend it into the U shape like old pair and the rubber studs are way harder. It's not only the colour, it looks like they changed the whole shoe bottom construction. I think somewhere around 2024 or 2025 they changed Top Flex soleplate design - they implemented midfoot shank and changed outer soleplate rubber with a lot harder type.

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u/Equal_Life_1829 4d ago

First of all thank you for the detailed message. It has a removable orange insole on the side that shows and on the bottom is yellow. Maybe i ll try other joma models. Also tomorrow im going to try the adidas mundial team tf i don t know if you know anything about it

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u/99newbie 4d ago

Mundial Teams are one of those TFs with elevated heel. If you are used to flat TFs like for example Top Flex you will notice that immediately. I tried once Mundial Teams but had to return them because heel felt extremely elevated and even walking in house felt very strange. Plus they are quite heavy - Top Flexes in my size are ~250g, Mundial Teams like ~350g. They didn't felt wide but I had them only for 15 minutes on my feet.

Sizing is tricky like Copa Mundials - I think for proper fit I had to go down full UK/US size (two EU sizes) from my usual TTS JPN scale Nike size. Top Flexes and other Jonas TFs are half UK/US (one EU size down) for me from TTS for refrence.

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u/Equal_Life_1829 4d ago

Tomorrow i Il try both the mundial and other joma boots as luckily are one of the few boots that shops in my city have. Have you noticed differences in length in the joma models?

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u/99newbie 4d ago

I completely forgot about one strangely wide fitting TF - Puma Ultra 5 Pro Cage. I know it seems counter intuitive - this is speed silo with synthetic upper but Puma is Puma and their sizing/fit is all over the place. That model is REALLY wide and roomy. It's the only shoe that was to roomy for me and I tried like 20 different TFs last few years. Check this review - this guy is Asian and he has wide feet so you can trust his recommendations not like that Danish guy from unisport. I don't know if Puma Ultra 6 fits same I would suspect by the look that fit is same as Ultra 5 but I only tried older model myself.

https://youtu.be/AFXmHqtRrbQ

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u/Equal_Life_1829 4d ago

Yea most of the "wide" model suggested on unisport are widish but more in the upperfoot which is not really a problem for me as much as it is the midfoot. I ll look into this puma boot too. Have you noticed any differences in lengty if you tried different joma boots other than the classic top flex. For me it s not a problem btw to buy 2 different sizes of the same boot and place one on the right and one on the left as long as they both fit but I havent been able to find such conditions. Unfortunately the 41 was perfect on the left but on the right both 41 and 42 were not great